Tobacco-press.



I D. EAGLESON.

TOBACCO PRESS.

AxPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. 9, 1910'.

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DANIEL EAG-LESON, OF EAST GRANBY, CONNECTICUT.

TOBACCO-PRESS.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

Application filed August 9, 1910. Serial No. 576,385.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL EAGLEsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Granby, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful llmprovement in Tobacco-Presses, of which the following-is a specication.

During the process of handling tobacco, after the leaves have been stripped and sorted they are pressed and tied up into bundles.

The object of this invention is to provide a very simple, inexpensive and easily operated press into which paper and twine, and the tobacco leaves, may be quickly placed and readily compressed and tied into bundles suitable for storing or transporting.

The press illustrated as embodying the invention has a receptacle with a removable front, adapted to receive the binding twine, wrapping paper, and the tobacco leaves, and a press-board or platen which can be swung back out of the way while the twine, paper and tobacco are being put into the receptacle, and can be easily swung forward and rapidly brought down on the tobacco, by a rack and pinion mechanism, which moves the platen powerfully straight down with equal pressure at each end. This press is so compact that it does not require a large space for manipulating it, and it is so convenient that it can be worked rapidly by a single' operator.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a front elevation with the platen forced down, as when pressing leaves. Fig. 2 shows a transverse section, with the parts in the same positions. Fig. 3 shows a side elevation with the platen raised and thrown back, and the front of the receptacle opened. Eig. A shows a plan with the platen in pressing position.

The receptacle 1 may be built the desired size of wood, or any other suitable material, and may be supported upon legs 2 of any approved design. The front wall 3 of the receptacle is hinged at its lower edge to the bottom of the receptacle, and is normally held closed by spring catches 4. which are attached to the sides of the receptacle and snap over the ends of the hinged front. Fastened tothe sides, near the top, and bent so as to project beyond the front and back edges of the sides are metal straps 5. Loosely placed in these straps are boards 6. These boards are employed for increasingthe capacity of the receptacle and holding the leaves in position while they are being laid, previous to pressing.

Bars 7 are pivoted at their lower ends to the sides of the receptacle. These bars are connected at the top by a cross bar 8. Extending across the top between the upright bars is a shaft 9, and on this shaft near the inside faces of these bars are two pinions 10. An end of the shaft extends through one of the bars and is provided with a crank 11.

A rack 12 is arranged to extend upwardly from each end of the press-board or platen 13. These racks, which mesh with the pinions on the shaft, are guided along the inner surfaces of the upright bars. Tf the crank is turned in one direction, the pinions and racks lift the platen above the tops of the sides of the press. When the platen is thus raised, the supporting bars bearing the crank, shaft and pinions, and carrying the racks and platen, may be swung toward the back. Blocks 14 are attached to the sides to limit the amount of backward movement of these parts.

Twine and wrapping paper are placed in the receptacle, and then after the removable front and back boards are dropped into position, the tobacco leaves are placed therein. After the required number of leaves are thus laid in the receptacle, the platen support is swung toward the front. When the parts are in a vertical position, and the platen is over the top of the receptacle, the crank is so turned that by means of the pinions and racks, the platen is forced down and compresses the leaves into the receptacle. As soon as the leaves are thus pressed, the front and back boards may be lifted out and placed on the platen, and after the wrapping paper has been folded over the top, and the twine tied, the front may be unfastened and turned do'wn, permitting the bundle thus formed to be readily removed.

This press is very simple to construct and easy to operate, and the mechanism described moves the platen rapidly and powerfully. When the platen is brought down, it moves vertically, and the pressure on the tobacco is the same at both ends. After the platen is swung back, the receptacle is unobstructed, so that the tobacco may be easily packed in the desired manner.

The invention claimed is: shaft and pinions, a rack movahiy located A tobacco press having a receptacle, the v in the grooves in said bars and engaged with 10 front Wall of which is hinged so that it may said pinions, and a platen with its ends beY opened and closed7 catches for retaining attached to the lower ends of the racks.

5 the hinged front Wall in closed position,l DANIEL EAGLESON.

grooved bars pvoted tothe sides of the re Witnessesz ceptacle, a shaft bearing two pinions ear- H. R. WILLIAMS, ried by said bars, a crank for rotating said J OSEPHINEl M. STREMPFER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of '.Patents,

" Washington, D. C. 

